Portugal 1751 1600 reis

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Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 43258
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This specimen was lot 43258 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. Escudo, 1751. Lisbon Mint. Jose I. NGC AU Details--Cleaned. 'JOSEPHUS' on legend." This type is catalogued in the SCWC as a one escudo even tho it is about 6% heavier than a Spanish escudo. It was struck in Lisbon 1751, 1764-68 and 1775-76 and scarcer than catalog values indicate. The king's name was spelled "JOSEPHUS" (as here) or "IOSEPHUS" (KM 245.2).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.58 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-103; KM-245.1.

Source:

  • Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Sáez Salgado, Javier, Moedas de Ouro de Portugal, 1185-1889, Lisbon, Numisma Leiloes, 2001.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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